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MixNauten – Global Music Distribution is a group of music business professionals born in 2011 based in Italy, offering labels and indipendent musicians everything they need to sell, manage and monetise their music online. A user-friendly and simple platform, helping them to sell their music around the world in all major digital stores and streaming services, whether mobile or desktop. Our core purpose is to put global digital distribution in the hands of all artists and labels.

Who is MixNauten?

MixNauten team is made up of differents nationalities and including Dj’s, musicians, producers, designer and marketing manager; each of them with decades of experience.

How much does MixNauten cost?

Subscription to MixNauten is totally free; our tools are availalble for your lifetime and for free as soon as you have released your first single or album! Once it’s live, the artist will keep up to 80% of the revenues generated by the sales of his creations.

Can anyone be distributed by MixNauten?

Any labels, unsigned artist, music band or musician can distribute their music through MixNauten.

Where can I sell my music?

We cooperate with some of the biggest digital music download companies in the world, including iTunes, AOL, Rhapsody, eMusic, Amazon, Napster, Traxsource, Dj Tunes, Beatport…untill 350 + major stores, including local & specific platforms, in 240 territories. We are constantly increasing our network of stores, and we are always exploring new ways to promote our labels. Our team monitors all ranges ensuring the delivery of your catalog with quality and safety to our entire network of worldwide stores. And moreover you can manage directly from your Dashboard more than 30 stores.

What type of contract do you offer?

MixNauten offers an entirely non exclusive distribution agreement, so you keep all of your rights. By using MixNauten, you are simply granting us the non-exclusive rights to sell your album on the services and in the countries you select.

Is there a daily report available?

Mixnauten offers you a complete analytic tool, including the Daily Trend, provided by Datamusic

Please be aware that all 'Trends' tools available within Datamusic display consolidated daily reports provided by a few stores only, and that these tools are for statistical purpose only. They can differ from the royalty reports for many reasons, such as incomplete transactions, failed downloads, and delayed updates from the relevant services.

When my royalties are available?

Your royalties are available each quarter, based on the following schedule:

1st Quarter (January, February, March) Availability May 15.

2st Quarter (April, May, June) –Availability August 15.

3st Quarter (July, August, September)-Availability November 15.

4st Quarter (October, November, December)-Availability February 15.

Using our “Music Manager Tool” you can see the amount of sales and royaltyies of every quarter. We provide two different quarter report:

Quarter Details Report (Country, Label, Artist, Album, Track)

Quarter Earning (Gross revenue).

Note that there may be delays with some partners and statements; we nor any other distribution company cannot control when the partners will provide us the reports and specifically payment.

We will continue to do our best to generate the quarter reports as quickly as possible.

How are royalties paid on MixNauten?

If your sales reach the threshold that is listed in the agreement you can request payment and you will receive emails acknowledging your request followed by prompt payment. If you do not reach that threshold, theamount will carry over to following quarter until you reach the threshold that was agreed upon. The sales showed are GROSS before our fees, store fees, voided transactions, mechanical withholdings, and any additional processing fees and are only from retailer partners that report the sales. No distribution company is able to provide actual sales data for each and every partner out there on a daily or even weekly basis simply because not all partners provide the information for distribution companies to be able to pass down to you. Some stores work with 1, 2 and several with 3 months of delay, and what you sell will be reflected in the next pay period.

What about the music copyright infringement:

You are not allowed to upload songs to our platform or to your account if you do not own the copyright to them. In other words, to use copyrighted material such as productions, remixes, cover versions, lyrics, and so on, you need written permission from copyright holders. Because of the vast distribution range of our service, it is almost certain that if you make unauthorized use of copyrighted material, you will run the risk of copyright infringement. As MixNauten is only a digital distributor of your songs, you have a personal responsibility to copyright holders and public authorities.

What are YouTube Audiofingerprint?

The audio fingerprint (or fingerprint) allows YouTube to identify a track with certain tones that match the fingerprint of the music, hence its fingerprint audio name. It is used not only for the music domain but also for images, sound effects, advertisements, radio broadcasts or video sequences.

How and where can I get the links for my releases?

Go to the "Catalog" Section of your Backstage / "All releases" and open your release.

Click on the "Stores" tab.

You will find here all the available links of the platforms.

Note that not all the platforms sends us the links!

How much do I get paid from stores for every track?

Every store pays different amounts for the sale. In addition, each territory has different currencies and taxation; so what is paid to us and then pays you will be different from the sale, the seller and the territory.

How much do I get paid from streaming?

Every streaming provider pays differently, at different times and with different rates.

In general, each stream is paid by a few thousandths of a cent to a few cents, depending on the duration of the stream, the type of account (basic / premium) and the territory.

How many releases can I upload?

You can upload UNLIMITED release for each label/artist.

How do I make changes to my release that has already been delivered?

After the delivery, you can change this information, using our customer support: Release Name // Label Name // UPC.

Mastering is the last stage in audio post-production to further enhance Your audio content. Overall goal should aim for a dynamically balanced musical performance / track / album with tailored clear sound, low noise floor and pleasant listening experience. Crafting a well-rounded and tonally even master requires high quality audio tools like EQ - Comp - Stereo enhancement - Limiting etc. With CloudBounce mastering you dress the best qualities of Your music to a professional, presentable attire.

How do I know when the file is ready to be mastered?

Master / Stereo bus. For the best possible starting point for your audio track to shine, it’s advised to eliminate any eq, compression, limiting or other effects from your DAW’s stereo master bus. CloudBounce’s mastering process will apply these and other needed mastering features to your track. However, if pre-mixed effects are Your sound, don’t let these guidelines hinder your musical expression.

Headroom. To avoid clipping of the stereo master bus before mastering, make sure you leave at least from -6 to -10 dB’s of clean headroom for you pre-master stereo audio track. If your audio signal is redlining or peaking e.g. at 0 dB in your DAW (e.g. in Pro Tools, Logic, Ableton Live or similar digital audio workstation) it essentially means that you have no headroom left and output adjustment is required. Decrease the output to a healthier -1 to -3dB range, and you’re ready to import your track for mastering.

CloudBounce offers a few alternative mastering settings to choose from. This is a good way to tailor the dynamics and overall sound qualities to your liking. Mastering should usually offer subtle changes that make your audio actually better in every way. Our intelligent audio signal analysing process will follow the dynamic nuances and structure of the original recording. We have no intentions to just squash and ride the volume of your track, and call it a master.

How do I benefit from the CloudBounce service?

Our mastering tool offers a great platform for refining audio recording quality across the board, not depending on musical genre or artistic purpose. CloudBounce gives you a truly professional, cost effective, accessible and easy to use interface for publishing or presenting your audio effortlessly.

We encourage you to experiment CloudBounce mastering with all kinds of audio recordings, not just music; speech, live or private concert recordings, band practice recordings, DJ performances, individual audio tracks or radio / commercial use. Simply import any source of audio that benefits from refined sound and experience our world-class quality.

Why should I master with CloudBounce?

CloudBounce service gives you essentially a flexible, fast, affordable and professional quality alternative for mastering your audio content. You might not be completely familiar with mastering and prefer to leave it to professionals. Or, you want a cost effective and quick mastering solution that gives you that professional polished sound, so that you can publish your creations with confidence.

Despite we totally support the idea of booking an award winning mastering guru for your DIY production, there’s no excuse to make pro mastering accessible to everybody. When it comes to instant mastering, CloudBounce got you covered.

Licensing costs include royalties, all of which go to the copyright holder, plus a fee for our services. Royalties vary by format; Our fee is $14.99 per format per song. Volume discounts are available. Click the following link for more information or to estimate your licensing costs. You can get anexact quote by submitting your songs to us for a free search

About 1-2 business days after we receive your payment. If you choose to wait for search results before buying, add 1-2 business days for a total of 2-4 business days from the time you submit your songs.

What do I get as Proof of Licensing?

You get a signed statement from us explaining our commitment to follow every step of the United States Compulsory Mechanical Licensing law on your behalf to the extent that you may legally distribute your recording of the listed copyrighted songs. We also provide information about how to include liner note credits for the publishers and composers of the songs you use.

No. Under Compulsory Law, no paperwork is received from the copyright holders. Instead, a license is automatically granted and the copyright holder is not required to send any return paperwork. Instead, we give you a signed statement explaining all the steps of the Compulsory Law and our legal commitment to follow through with those steps on your behalf.

Meant to foster creativity, the Compulsory Mechanical Licensing Law makes it possible for you to legally record your new version of any existing song, even without the copyright holder's express permission. If you ask a publisher directly, they can demand any fee or reject your request outright. But under Compulsory Law, they cannot reject the license. Even in cases where the copyright holder is highly protective of their work, this law allows small-timers to cover some very popular songs.

How does licensing for digital downloads and interactive audio streams work?

For digital downloads and interactive audio streams, you pre-pay for a certain number of downloads or streams up-front before you distribute. We suggest you license what you think you will sell in one year. It's up to you to monitor your sales and make sure you do not exceed what you have licensed. You can always come back and get a new license for additional units. If it's an exact re-order without changes, our fee is half-price. This makes it easy for you to license only what you need upfront and avoid paying too much in fees for reorders.

What if I sell out and need to distribute more copies of my album?

It's up to you to monitor your sales and make sure you do not exceed what you have licensed. You can always come back to us and get a new license for additional units. If it's an exact reorder without changes, our fee is half-price. This makes it easy for you to license only what you need upfront and avoid paying too much in fees for reorders.

If I do CDs and digital downloads, does that require two separate licenses?

Yes. We have to send separate paperwork for each different format you release. So, if you plan to distribute on multiple formats, such as CDs and digital downloads, you will need to buy a separate license for each, and we will have to charge our fee each time.

What information do you need from me?

We need to know your complete contact information, the title of your album, and the artist (you or your group). We need to know what formats you will release (CDs, Digital Downloads, Interactive Audio Streams) and how many copies of each format. Finally, we need to know the title, composer or original recording artist, and length of your recording of each song in minutes and seconds. You can submit this online or email it to us.

What methods of payment do you accept?

We accept PayPal online, and credit card payments online and over the phone. If you wish to pay by check, send your payment, written to Legacy Productions, to 2600 N 2nd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55411.

What is your refund policy?

We will automatically refund the royalties and fees for any song we find to be in the Public Domain and for any song we are unable to license due to our inability to locate the copyright holder. Except for these two cases we will not refund your money after a license has been purchased. This includes cases where we cannot license your songs due to restrictions of the Compulsory Mechanical Licensing Law of the United States. Please make certain you understand these limitations before placing your order. IDBLM filing and the IDBLM Seal of Authenticity are non-refundable.